Tinto Primary School, GLASGOW
Tinto Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 89.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Tinto Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Tinto Primary School is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 403 pupils, an average class size of 26.9 and 17.3 pupils per teacher.
70% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 47% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 37% speak English as an additional language.
37% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 3% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 89.6% in 2024/25, and 40.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 87% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Tinto Primary School are St Conval's Primary School (0.6 miles), Langside Primary School (0.7 miles), Our Lady Of The Annunciation Primary School (0.7 miles) and Merrylee Primary School (0.7 miles).
St Conval's Primary SchoolLangside Primary SchoolOur Lady Of The Annunciation Primary SchoolMerrylee Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pollokshaws East Rail Station, about 880 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
27 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Nether Auldhouse Road (after), 90 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Tinto Primary School are Hillpark Secondary School (0.3 miles), Shawlands Academy (1 mile), Woodfarm High School (1.2 miles) and St Ninian's High School (1.3 miles).
Hillpark Secondary SchoolShawlands AcademyWoodfarm High SchoolSt Ninian's High School
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Tinto Primary School in May 2023.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching, and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Tinto Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 5 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Glasgow City is 12 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Tinto Primary School
Questions parents ask about Tinto Primary School
When was Tinto Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Tinto Primary School in May 2023. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching, and assessment as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Tinto Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Tinto Primary School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to Glasgow City. Glasgow City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Tinto Primary School?
If you live in Tinto Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Glasgow City will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Glasgow City - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Tinto Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 5 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Glasgow City is 12 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Tinto Primary School?
Tinto Primary School is at 61 Nether Auldhouse Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G43 2XG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)